Yabawa Kolo, the Chairperson of the State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) who doubles as the Secretary of the state palliative committee, said about 23,000 households in Maiduguri metropolis had been provided with palliatives to cushion the effect of the lockdown.
Ms Kolo said that the palliatives comprising grains and condiments were distributed only to the needy.
“Our formula for the distribution of the palliatives is 10 per cent to persons with disabilities, 20 per cent to the elderly, 20 per cent to widows, and the remaining 50 per cent to poorest of the poor.
“We have covered nine wards in Maiduguri metropolis and will enter Jere Local Government Area (LGA) by tomorrow (Saturday),” Kolo said.
She also explained that during the sharing of the palliatives, the committe sensitised the people on preventivesensitized.